Dr Goebbels is on the radio again!

Mustermann | 13.08.2001 22:41

Brass Eye makers face criminal charges

Brass Eye makers face criminal charges

Channel 4 and the makers of the controversial Brass Eye episode about paedophilia could face criminal charges.

A Scotland Yard report claims those responsible should be prosecuted under the Protection of Children Act.

Charges are relating to the taking, making and showing of indecent photos of youngsters.

Ex-Detective Superintendent Michael Hames was one of the high-profile figures duped into appearing in the programme.

He told News of the World: "They claim it was satire, but to me it was just sick."

Mr Hames, a former head of the obscene publications squad, continued: "They showed a number of images which I felt very uncomfortable about.

"Some were not only obscene but also posed the question whether child protection laws had been breached."

It is unclear whether Brass Eye writer and presenter Chris Morris will be under investigation.

Story filed: 10:50 Sunday 12th August 2001

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sick

14.08.2001 12:59

sick sick sick

I thought the programme was pretty sick, not very funny either. But it was far less sick than what it pointed to, and now the attack of the sickest on the right of people to be a bit sick on telly without actually abusing children etc...

sick. as ever.

chris morris et al deserve support for their courage to seem pretty sick as a way of pointing out how sick others can be.

hic.

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i dont think it was "sick"

14.08.2001 13:42

I dont think I would call it sick. It wasnt all supposed to be funny (although parts of it clearly were). What is far, far sicker is the way The Sun showed a picture of Charlotte Church (15 yr old singer) opposite their Brass Eye story and commented on the size of her chest (cant remember how they put it, but it wasnt as polite as that). A page after their Brass Eye story, the Daily Mail printed a picture of 3 young women (ages 12,14 and 15, I think) in bikini's for the titilation of its readers.

Morris confronted the media's representation of this issue with perfect honesty. He showed it like it is, the truth. If the show had been toned down it would not have been telling the truth. Only by shocking the audience into realising what they have been complying with (i.e. News of the World witch hunts etc - the MP for Paulsgrove was actually duped!! After all that had gone on in his constuituency, what the fuck was he playing at!) were Morris et al able to make the point effectively.

I find it highly unlikely that Morris will be seen (for a while anyway) on TV.

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14.08.2001 14:23

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How do you know

16.08.2001 05:27

How do you know its for "legal reasons"? It doesnt say so, does it?

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